ti”
”at6:30,please”
”ihere”
”ihopeiaotinterruptingyourwork”
”notatallie
heputdoovedailingheninghi
onarrivalatthegothichouseheraightintothebiglibraryoverlookingtheriveralistairbluntindedlyananfolku
janeoliveraantelpieatter,alistair”
”butjulia,ofurse,ofurse,”saidalistairuptogreetpoirot”ifyouregoingtotalkhorrorsishallleavetheroo”saidthegoodlady”itsagoodidea,ther,”saidjaneolivera
soliverastheroooutndescendingtotakeanynoticeofpoirotalistairbluntsaid:
”itssogoodofyoutoe,poirotyouvetssolivera,ithinkitforyou”janesaidabruptly:
”itisaboutthisssinganthatthepapersarefullofsothingseale””sainsburysealeyes”
”itssue,thatseershallitellhiorair”
”dear,itsyourstory”
jauedonceretopoirot
”ityntbeiortantintheleastbutithoughtyououghttoknow””yes”
”iteuneanaboutthreenthsagoitoqueenefriendsinregentsparkandebaber58,anduneoutofnuer58addleagedanadeabeelineforunrblunt,youdontreer,iureeerherintheslightest”alistairbluntsighed
”ineverdopeopleareal”
”heputonhisspecialface,”akebelieveitostunnvincingvoice:oherofursetheterribleanon:ifriendofyourwifes,youknow””theyusuallysaythat,too,”saidalistairbluntinavoihesledratherruefully
”italeethingorotherigotoffthistiissionorsothingcheap””hadshereallyknownyourwife”
”issionsdethinkthat,ifso,ithereabouttenyearsagobutofursesheuldnthavebeeagreatfriendoridhaveknoitprobablyheronceatareception”janeoliverasaid:
”idontbelievesheevertauntrebeccaatallithinkitanexcusetotalktoyou”alistairbluntsaidtolerantly:
”hatsquitepossible”
janesaid:”ian,ithinkitsqueertheriedtoscrapeanacquaintancehyou,uncle”alistairbluntsaidetolerance:
”shejustedasubscription”
poirotsaid:
”shedidnottrytofolloupinanyway”
bluntshookhishead
”ineverthoughtofheragainidevenforgottenheatilljanespotteditinthepaper”janesaidalittleunnvincingly:
”poirotoughttobetold”
poirotsaidpolitely:
”thankyou,deiselle”
headded:
”istnotkeepyou,bluntyouareabusyn”
janesaidquickly:
”illedohyou”
underhisustailedtohielf
onthegroundfloor,janepausedabruptlyshesaid:”einhere”
theyallrooffthehall
shetuedtofacehi
”eanonthetelephoneetocallyou”
poirotsledhespreadouthishands
”justthat,deiselleiyouandthecallca”
”youanthatyouknean”
poirotshookhishead
”thatethingelseifnecessary”
janesaid:
”hehellshouldicallyouup”
”ationaboutsssainsburysealetoinsteadofgivingittostlandyardthathenaturalthingtodo””allright,knouchexactlydoyouknow”
”iknoesinceyouheardthatipaidavisittotheholbopalacehoteltheotherday”shehehadnotbelievedthatthatdeeptanuldchangetosuchagreenishhueheon,quietlyandsteadily:
”yougottoeheretodaybeethatistheexpression,isitnotyes,topuonthesubjerhowardraikes”janeoliverasaid,”whoshe,anyway”
itaverysuccessfulparry
poirotsaid:
”youdonotneedtopu,deiselleiehere,inspeethinghadhappenedtoyourunclewhy””anthingsghthappentohehadabobypostonedayaftertheherjosiovakianloanandhegetslotsofthreateningletters”poiroton:
”rrley,hadbeenshotyouyrellectyouransthatsabsurd”janebitherlipshesaid:
”didithate,it”
”itark,deiselleitrevealedthatyoukneethingtohappennottohappentohiutpossiblytohappeninhishouse””youdoliketellingyourselfstories,dontyou”poirotpaidnoattention
”youhadexpeethingghthappenatrleyshouseyouhadfearedthatthatsothingustknoethingthatightpossiblyhaveannerhowardraikes””itsjustlikeaserial,isntitent
”ian”
